Ice-cream cutter.



M. L. BURKHARDT.

ICE CREAM CUTTER.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 12,1911.

1,042,080, Patented 0011.22, 1912.

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To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MAnTIN' L. BURK- imum', of. Minneapolisconnty of Hennepin, State of hiitiuesota, new and useful Improvements in lee-Cream (hitters, of which the following is a specification.

In the operation of filling ice cream cones it-lms been customary to use a spoon, dippmgthc cream out of the freezer with .one

hand and filling the cone held in thcother' hand. This method of filling cones has been as it is not oniy slow,

sliding ejector ope ting to draw the knives.

together .to form the cream into a'coneshaped mass and separating the knives to eject the mass into the cone or holder; In the accompanying drawings forming partof this specification, Figure 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the construction of the ejector, Fig. 3 is an end -v1ew,

In the drawing, 2 represents the head of the device having a handle 3 mounted thereon.- The knives of sheet metal having beveled edges 5. and blunt forward ends 6. The opposite ends 7 of the knives are bent inwardly and are loosely secured to the head 2 by rivets 8 or i other suitable fastening means which will allow oscillation of the knives in and out, toward and from, one another, in the operation of the device. The knives are preferably curved slightly in cross section for convenience in cutting 9 is an ejector disk, formed preferably in the shape of a shallow, truncated cone, having an outer taper surface 10 and-provided with curved slots 11. to receive the knives 4.

The ejector isfreely slidable back and forth on the knives, drawing theiroutcr ends to- Spccificatlon of Letters Patent. Application filed June 12', 1911.

have invented certain mounted. At the Iu' the operation of the I Fig, 2.

'the freezer, the cone The thumb'of the. operator is volved to separate the cream 4 are composed, preferably,'

out the cone of cream.-

Patented Oct. 22, 1912. Serial .No. 632,734.

head 2 and separating theknive's as it is forced toward the ends thereof.

12 is a spindle'having handle portion 3 and awreduced forward portion 14 on which the ejector device-is extreme end of the rednced portion 14 is ablade 15 which is adapted to face of the e ector and vided with a .spiral groove 16 running gether as the ejectorisretriicted toward the AssIcNoRor our-HALF 'ro or mmnmroms, mmunso'm.

a bearing 13 in the 6p" sweepover the flat outer surprevent the cream from st cking thereto. The spindle is pro-" lengthwise-thereof that is adapted to receive a pin 17- tapped The outer end of the spindle'hasa finger piece 18.

device, the ejector -1nto the handle'portion 3.

being in its projected position, as shown in Fig. 1, theknives are thrust into the cream and the pressure of the cream, will force the ejector backward to the position shown in cone of the. cream cutout-and liftedfroin being held between the knives.

then applied t'o'the end of the spindle and The device is then rotatedand the the ejector is projected forward, driving the cone'of'cream out from'bet-ween the knives, I and at the same time the scraper 15 is retor. The cone is of sufficient size to fill the receptacle and is o'fcorresponding shape, and

from the ejecone cone of creamwilllexactly fill thereccptacle into which it 'is discharged. The

devlce is then thrust into the freezer again and the operation repeated.

With this device all spoons and like means for removing the cream from the freezer are eliminated. there is no danger of spilling or g for 1tto become,

wast-ing the cream or J smeared on the outsldeof the receptacle.

I do not wish to he confined to'the particular means shown knives on the head or plate, as various means may be utilized, for this purpose and still be within. the scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention 1. An ice cream having a suitable handle, at one end on said head and projecting -outwardly therefrom, a spindle slidably mounted in said head, an ejector connected with said spindle and slidable on said knives, the

for mounting thecutter comprising a head kmves mounted;

inward movement of said ejector operating 7 to draw said knives together, and outward movementof said ejector forcing the cream from between said knives.

2. An ice cream cutter comprising a head having a handle, knives pivoted at one end on said head and adapted to swing toward and from one another, a cream ejecting device slidably mounted on said knives and operating, when retracted by the pressure of the cream, to draw the outer ends of said knives together, andwhen projected to discharge the cream from between said knives.

3. An ice cream cutter comprising a head having a suitable handle, cream cutting knives held against longitudinal movement but having a limited lateral movement, a sliding ejector and means for separating the cream from said ejector.

4. An ice cream cutter comprising a head having a suitahle handle, knives carried by said head and movable toward and from one anothcaasliding ejector and a revolvmg spindle mounted in said head and con v nected with said-ejector.

5. An iCdCYOttln cutter comprising a head, a handle therefor, cream cutting knives carried by said head, and movable toward and from one another a sliding ejector, a spindle mounted in said head and havingn spiral groove therein, a pin fitting within Said groove, said spindle being attached at one endto said ejector and having a finger piece at its opposite, end. a i

6. Anice creanrcutter comprising a head having avhandle, cream cutting knives a sliding ejector, a revolving spindle where on said ejector is mounted, said spindle having a longitudinal and a rotary movement in said head, andascraper blade carried by said spindle.and engaging said ejector.

7 An ice cream cutter comprising a head having a handle, knives having inwardly turned ends loosely mounted on said head,

said knives being curved slightly in cross section and having blunt forward ends and adapted to swing toward and from one another, an ejector slidably mounted on said knives and adapted to be retracted under pressure of the cream when the knives are thrust therein, the outward movement of said ejector operating to discharge the cream from between said knives.

8. A device of the class described com-- prising a head having a handle, knives loosely mounted on said head and capable of oscillation toward or from one another, an ejector slidably mountedon said knives and adapted to be retracted thereon under m-essure of the cream. outward movement .of saidejector operating to discharge the cream from between said knives, and a scraper device operating to separate the cream from said ejector during the cream discharging operation.

9. An ice cream cutter comprising a head having a suitable handle, cream cutting knives mounted on said head and free'to move toward and from one another and held against longitudinal movement, and means for ejecting the cream from between said knives, said ejector being, forced backwardly between said knives by pressure of the cream thereon as the knives are drawn together.

10. An ice cream cutter comprising a head having a handle, cream cutting knives mounted on said head and movable toward and from one anoth'cnan ejecting device slidably mounted on said knives, said ejecting device being moved hackwajrdly by the pressure of the cream and drawing the outer ends of the knives together, and means for Forcing said ejecting device outwardly to separate the knives and discharge the cream from between them.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand thisJth day of June 1911.

- MAR'llN L. BURKHARDT.

Witnesses GENEVIEVE E. Sonnnsnn, Enwauo A. PAUL. 

